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United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Oklahoma Crop Weather
Oklahoma Field Office
Cooperating with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
P.O. Box 528804 · Oklahoma City, OK 73152-8804
(405) 522-6190 · FAX (405) 528-2296 · www.nass.usda.gov/ok
A combined contribution with Cooperative Extension Service, USDA Farm Service Agency and Oklahoma Mesonet
-over-
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Information provided by respondents on NASS surveys, will remain completely confidential, as required by
Federal law. NASS safeguards the confidentiality of all responses, ensuring that no individual producer or operation can be identified.
Volume 36, Number 28
Weekly Summary for Aug 19 - Aug 25
Issued August 26, 2013
Summer Heat Returned
A week of warm and dry weather allowed for significant progress in crop development and field work. Seedbed preparation for fall planted crops was underway and harvest of hay made significant progress. High temperatures averaged in the low to mid 90’s and dried out soggy fields. However the summer heat also depleted soil moisture in areas still behind normal rainfall for the growing season. Only isolated showers fell over the past week, with most areas of the state receiving no measurable rainfall. Topsoil moisture conditions were rated mostly adequate, with 39 percent rated short to very short, compared to 25 percent the previous week. Subsoil moisture conditions declined slightly and were rated 52 percent adequate and 47 percent short to very short. There were 6.6 days suitable for fieldwork.
Small Grains: Seedbed preparation was underway for all small grains, ahead of last year. Twenty-six percent of wheat seedbed preparation was complete as of Sunday, compared to just seven percent completed last year. Rye seedbed prepared was 15 percent complete, and 16 percent of oat seedbed preparation was complete by the end of the week.
Canola seedbed preparation was 18 percent completed by week’s end.
Row Crops: All row crops made significant progress in the last week. Corn in the dough stage was 92 percent complete by the end of the week, and 61 percent was in the dent stage. Thirty-four percent of the crop was mature by Sunday, and a small portion was harvested. Sorghum heading was 85 percent complete by week’s end, and 44 percent was coloring. Soybean blooming was 80 percent complete by Sunday, and 52 percent of plants were setting pods, nine points behind the five-year average. Peanuts setting pods was 85 percent complete by the end of the week, and 11 percent of plants were mature. Cotton setting bolls was 91 percent complete and nine percent of cotton had bolls opening by Sunday.
The watermelon harvest was 86 percent complete by the end of the week.
Hay: Harvest of alfalfa and other hay made significant progress due to the warm and sunny weather. Conditions were rated mostly good to fair. A third cutting of alfalfa hay was 93 percent complete by Sunday. A fourth cutting of alfalfa was 25 percent complete by the end of the week, 19 points behind the five-year average. A second cutting of other hay was 62 percent complete by Sunday, 19 points ahead of normal.
Pasture and Livestock: Conditions of pasture and range were rated mostly good to fair. Livestock was rated mostly in good condition. Soil Moisture Conditions by Percent Week Ending Sunday, August 25, 2013 Moisture Rating Current Week Previous Week One Year Ago
Topsoil
Very Short 9 5 60
Short
30
20
33 Adequate 59 65 7
Surplus
2
10
0 Subsoil
Very Short
16
14
73 Short 31 29 22
Adequate
52
56
5 Surplus 1 1 0 Conditions by Percent For Week Ending Sunday, August 25, 2013 Commodity Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent
Corn
0
1
16
66
17 Sorghum 1 3 19 58 19
Soybeans
0
1
30
57
12 Peanuts 0 3 30 51 16
Cotton
13
16
23
43
5 Alfalfa Hay 6 8 26 53 7
Other Hay
5
6
30
52
7 Livestock 0 3 22 62 13
Pasture and Range
7
6
27
50
10

United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Oklahoma Crop Weather
Oklahoma Field Office
Cooperating with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
P.O. Box 528804 · Oklahoma City, OK 73152-8804
(405) 522-6190 · FAX (405) 528-2296 · www.nass.usda.gov/ok
A combined contribution with Cooperative Extension Service, USDA Farm Service Agency and Oklahoma Mesonet
-over-
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Information provided by respondents on NASS surveys, will remain completely confidential, as required by
Federal law. NASS safeguards the confidentiality of all responses, ensuring that no individual producer or operation can be identified.
Volume 36, Number 28
Weekly Summary for Aug 19 - Aug 25
Issued August 26, 2013
Summer Heat Returned
A week of warm and dry weather allowed for significant progress in crop development and field work. Seedbed preparation for fall planted crops was underway and harvest of hay made significant progress. High temperatures averaged in the low to mid 90’s and dried out soggy fields. However the summer heat also depleted soil moisture in areas still behind normal rainfall for the growing season. Only isolated showers fell over the past week, with most areas of the state receiving no measurable rainfall. Topsoil moisture conditions were rated mostly adequate, with 39 percent rated short to very short, compared to 25 percent the previous week. Subsoil moisture conditions declined slightly and were rated 52 percent adequate and 47 percent short to very short. There were 6.6 days suitable for fieldwork.
Small Grains: Seedbed preparation was underway for all small grains, ahead of last year. Twenty-six percent of wheat seedbed preparation was complete as of Sunday, compared to just seven percent completed last year. Rye seedbed prepared was 15 percent complete, and 16 percent of oat seedbed preparation was complete by the end of the week.
Canola seedbed preparation was 18 percent completed by week’s end.
Row Crops: All row crops made significant progress in the last week. Corn in the dough stage was 92 percent complete by the end of the week, and 61 percent was in the dent stage. Thirty-four percent of the crop was mature by Sunday, and a small portion was harvested. Sorghum heading was 85 percent complete by week’s end, and 44 percent was coloring. Soybean blooming was 80 percent complete by Sunday, and 52 percent of plants were setting pods, nine points behind the five-year average. Peanuts setting pods was 85 percent complete by the end of the week, and 11 percent of plants were mature. Cotton setting bolls was 91 percent complete and nine percent of cotton had bolls opening by Sunday.
The watermelon harvest was 86 percent complete by the end of the week.
Hay: Harvest of alfalfa and other hay made significant progress due to the warm and sunny weather. Conditions were rated mostly good to fair. A third cutting of alfalfa hay was 93 percent complete by Sunday. A fourth cutting of alfalfa was 25 percent complete by the end of the week, 19 points behind the five-year average. A second cutting of other hay was 62 percent complete by Sunday, 19 points ahead of normal.
Pasture and Livestock: Conditions of pasture and range were rated mostly good to fair. Livestock was rated mostly in good condition. Soil Moisture Conditions by Percent Week Ending Sunday, August 25, 2013 Moisture Rating Current Week Previous Week One Year Ago
Topsoil
Very Short 9 5 60
Short
30
20
33 Adequate 59 65 7
Surplus
2
10
0 Subsoil
Very Short
16
14
73 Short 31 29 22
Adequate
52
56
5 Surplus 1 1 0 Conditions by Percent For Week Ending Sunday, August 25, 2013 Commodity Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent
Corn
0
1
16
66
17 Sorghum 1 3 19 58 19
Soybeans
0
1
30
57
12 Peanuts 0 3 30 51 16
Cotton
13
16
23
43
5 Alfalfa Hay 6 8 26 53 7
Other Hay
5
6
30
52
7 Livestock 0 3 22 62 13
Pasture and Range
7
6
27
50
10